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The federal government has made a commitment to Australia’s senior residents, and today announced a national plan to stamp out elder abuse. As part of the plan, Commonwealth and state attorneys have agreed to collaborate and report instances of physical ...

The strengthening of compliance processes and more information on the performance of residential aged care facilities are among changes that would improve the aged care sector, Dementia Australia says. The organisation has made 15 such recommendations in its submission to ...

COTA Australia has this week praised the Senate’s interim report into South Australia’s Oaken aged care facility, and says it highlights the urgent need to stamp out toxic cultures and systemic failures in the sector. Chief executive Ian Yates said there ...

Older Australians with muscle and joint pain shouldn’t waste their time seeking a prescription for opioid medication to east their pain, new research suggests. A University of Sydney study, published in the Journal of Pain, has shown that opioids provide ...

A new voice for nurses might be headed to federal parliament. Former registered nurse and current union leader Ged Kearney will run for the federal seat of Batman. President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Kearney will contest the ...

Rockingham in Western Australia will soon be home to a Baptistcare accommodation facility for seniors, to be built as part of the Challenger Precinct Redevelopment. The city has given the green light for the home care provider to commence the ...

Aged care staff are testing the usefulness of virtual reality headsets for senior clients, and it’s transforming wound management procedures. Originally developed by the gaming industry, VR intervention has emerged in clinical care as a non-medicinal method to distract patients ...

A new report which claims Australia’s elderly receive worse meals than the nation’s prisoners has sparked debate across the aged care industry. The report, What Does it Cost to Feed Aged Care Residents in Australia? was published in the Nutrition & ...